Video documentary about Lawrence veteran who opposes the war to debut / LJWorld.com

Archive for Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Staff Reports

March 31, 2009

A short video documentary about an Army veteran from Lawrence who spoke out against the War in Iraq will make its debut today.

The 15-minute film, titled “Baghdad, Kansas,” focuses on Mike Sanger, who organized war protests in Lawrence and the Kansas City area.

It was made by Ranjit Arab, a graduate student in journalism at Kansas University who created the video last year as part of his studies. He decided on Sanger as his subject after reading and seeing news media reports about him. The documentary includes interviews with Sanger, footage showing him returning his medals and volunteering to campaign for Barack Obama on Election Day.

“I just made a little sketch about him, what he’s gone through and what some veterans will be going through when they get back,” Arab said.

Arab said he chose the video’s title because it shows that Kansans are not isolated from what is happening overseas. It also conveys the sense that even though Sanger has returned to Kansas, Baghdad is never far behind, Arab said.

The video will be shown at 4 p.m. today in Room 1001 in KU’s Malott Hall. Arab also plans to put it on YouTube. The video showing is open to the public at no cost.

Arab has two previous documentaries on the issue of educating undocumented immigrants, “El Jardin” and “Interstate.”

Discussion

LJWorld.com doesn't necessarily condone the comments here, nor does it review every post.
Read our full policy. Also, read about banned accounts and harassing comments.

31 March 2009
at 4:33 p.m.

Suggest removal

Permalink

Logan72 (Alia Ahmed) says…

Looks interesting.
31 March 2009
at 4:43 p.m.

Suggest removal

Permalink

Aiko (Anonymous) says…

That is all good and well but what will he say about the next war US will be involved in? Which could be very soon..??j
31 March 2009
at 4:58 p.m.

Suggest removal

Permalink

viewfromahill (Anonymous) says…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_jUZt…

Once I was a soldier
And I fought on foreign sands for you
Once I was a hunter
And I brought home fresh meat for you
Once I was a lover
And I searched behind your eyes for you
And soon therell be another
To tell you I was just a lie

And sometimes I wonder
Just for a while
Will you remember me?

And though you have forgotten
All of our rubbish dreams
I find myself searching
Through the ashes of our ruins
For the days when we smiled
And the hours that ran wild
With the magic of our eyes
And the silence of our words

And sometimes I wonder
Just for a while
Will you remember me?
31 March 2009
at 6:34 p.m.

Suggest removal

Permalink

cutny (Anonymous) says…

Congratulations on your hard work coming to fruition, Ranjit! Look forward to seeing the documentary.